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The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.
Billie Jean King
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Billie Jean King
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 22
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If your partner wants to be private, you have to respect that.
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I always think it's best to pretend you're in a tenuous position. Just as a player, you always want to stay in the now and work hard but also have goals for the future. There's no promises in any entrepreneurial business. You have to really work hard every year and also try to envision where you want to go in the future at the same time.
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When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the competition's much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.
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Women get the attention when we get into the men's arena, and that's sad.
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When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
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In 1973, women got 59 cents on the dollar now we are getting 74 cents on the dollar. In the area of finance and business, we are at 68 cents on the dollar.
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I grew up in team sports. I think I understand the psyche of America. I think when children sign up to play, it's got to be team.
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You want people to feel like they belong to something. And not be elitist. You don't want us to be elitist.
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Reputation is what others think about you. What's far more important is character, because that is what you think about yourself.
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Bobby Riggs was one of my heroes. I admired him. That's one of the reasons I beat him - because I respected him.
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Don't be afraid to hit the ball.
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The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
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I wanted to use sports for social change.
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I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.
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A girl didn't get an athletic scholarship until the fall of 1972 for the very first time.
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It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences.
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